Germanwings Crash In Alps

[johnw100]

Putting cctv in the cockpit has not been accepted by pilots or airlines. Privacy issues have been cited by pilots. Further, if they had cctv in this jet's cockpit it would only tell you what happened. It would not provide for a solution to the problem during the emergency which is always the priority. There are clear procedures for cockpit management that appear not to have been followed in this incident. Those procedures are explicitly designed to prevent a scenario such as what we are witnessing.

Putting cctv on the aircraft exterior to let the pilots see what is going in areas of the a/c they can't see from the cockpit has been supported. This would give pilots critical information about failures that are difficult to determine in modern airliners. Installing real-time downlinks of the CVR and FDR has been discussed as well - especially after MH370. This would provide investigators with critical information in the event that the CVR and FDR either cannot be found or if the data is unusable.

In the end it is a cost / benefit question. The number of accidents per mile / kilometer flown is incredibly small. You can check statistics to see the many more common ways you are likely to die than from being in a crash of an airliner.

So they wont allow cctv for privacy issues? And yet you walk down any major city street and you are on cctv, you walk in any store you are on cctv. Seems theres one law for airlines and another for everyone else. And yes they would tell you what happened, and then you can try and find a solution afterwards. If as is suggested the door on that flight couldnt be opened, with cctv footage you could see what was the cause of the problem. Was the keypad for entry not working? Had the pilot locked himself in?,etc,etc

Yes I know the statistics, but if one feature could prevent another crash saving 100s of lives isnt that a feature worth having?

 

[camberiu]

Seems theres one law for airlines and another for everyone else.

You have not dealt with unions much, have you?

 

[Rich One]

Don't Want to be in the head of the Captain pounding outside the cabin door during the last 10 minutes.

 

[sesamosinsal]

Don't Want to be in the head of the Captain pounding outside the cabin door during the last 10 minutes.

What a terrifying feeling that must have been... and for the people on board. According to reports, the passengers started screaming before. I hope they weren't aware for too long.. maybe just enough for those who knew each other to hug and say goodbye. I can't fathom knowing.

 

[johnw100]

Actually seems like the passengers were only aware a few seconds before impact when screams were heard. Probably unaware until the mountains came into view. Seems like the co-pilot was depressed and decided to end it all, along with 149 other poor souls. what a tragedy.

 

[Ceviche]

Putting cctv in the cockpit has not been accepted by pilots or airlines. Privacy issues have been cited by pilots. Further, if they had cctv in this jet's cockpit it would only tell you what happened. It would not provide for a solution to the problem during the emergency which is always the priority. There are clear procedures for cockpit management that appear not to have been followed in this incident. Those procedures are explicitly designed to prevent a scenario such as what we are witnessing.

Putting cctv on the aircraft exterior to let the pilots see what is going in areas of the a/c they can't see from the cockpit has been supported. This would give pilots critical information about failures that are difficult to determine in modern airliners. Installing real-time downlinks of the CVR and FDR has been discussed as well - especially after MH370. This would provide investigators with critical information in the event that the CVR and FDR either cannot be found or if the data is unusable.

In the end it is a cost / benefit question. The number of accidents per mile / kilometer flown is incredibly small. You can check statistics to see the many more common ways you are likely to die than from being in a crash of an airliner.

Was being a real estate **fixer** in BA more profitable than being a commercial pilot in US or Europe

 

[Hybrid Ambassador]

Can you give a source for that? Both the CVR and FDR are designed to withstand a tremendous impact.

I saw in MSnews but today said they found "voice recorder" and they can retrieve info from that box. However, the flight recorder
seems not to be. Every andeach news source saz a diff things!

 

[Pensador]

Yup it is getting interesting.

 

[camberiu]

Was being a real estate **fixer** in BA more profitable than being a commercial pilot in US or Europe

 

[thorsten]

So a friend of yours told that story ? All dubious people flying the more "expensive" airliners believe, higher price the better?
Well, you get what you pay for...Quality cost money thus needin' to spend more, simple..Fact. FAA finds more safety violation from LCC than regular more expensive airliners, period!

Do you think a watch for 1000+$ shows you the "better" time than one that cost 10% of it? Do you think the health insurance in the US is better than in Europe just because its way more expensive? If you really believe in "You get what you paid for", you should also never buy a Japanese car, as they seem to be unsafe due to the lower prices compared to a Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Audi...